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Cape Ann Weather
Monday A slight chance of showers between 11am and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25mph.

Monday Night Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -3. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

MARINE FORECAST ….
Mon: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

Mon Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

My Met Weather Friend Mike Haggett Maine Weather & Myself Down Good Harbor Beach….

Interview with my Special Guest Mike Haggett Maine Wx … Thanks Mike for you’re time was great seeing u pal !

Dog Bar Breakwater

It’s quite a simple structure, given its task:
blocks of granite, each one thirteen tons, piled neatly
and securely on and next to the other.
So far it has survived more than one hundred
years of tides, winds, waves, heat of summer and the
numbing cold of winter.

Like a mother’s guarding arm, it protects our boats
from the dangerous surf, deflects the fury
of the sometimes angry sea; provides a measure
of calm to our harbor and is home to the beacon
and signal that guide us safely to our berths.

On fine days, it is a place of walks, picnics,
picture taking, artists painting, people fishing,
quiet talks and, each September, we watch schooners
head out for their annual race into the past.

On stormy  days, if one dares go out to see,
we witness giant sea upon sea doing their best
to crest over the topmost blocks as if to challenge
he very notion that we, by force of will,
can make any harbor safe.

It is a noble effort that makes me wonder:
we have built the Dog Bar breakwater, but
can we, on our stormy days, prevent ourselves
from dashing recklessly upon  hidden bars
by careful placement of blocks of wisdom,
and, on the good days, walk along the tops amid
waves of joy and gratitude?

Marty Luster

Encore. Originally posted January 22, 2012. Video clips January 25, 2014.

Time to get the Sunday Pasta Sugu & Meatballs cooking!

Cruiseport

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Today I got an eye-opening look at the amazing renovations taking place inside the Cape Ann Museum. Curator Martha Oaks took librarian Linda Oaks, historian Mary Rhinelander McCarl and me on a guided tour through all the galleries and just about every inch of the place has been stripped bare, except for a two small rooms being used for storage. The library is doubling as cramped temporary office space but everyone is very excited about the radical changes taking place. The work is being done by Manchester firm Windover Construction and they have been very busy since the museum closed its doors last fall. I took a lot of pictures and I hope you can share a few with your readers.

Martha, Linda and Mary survey the scene:

Martha reveals how the education room is being used for storage:

The new front entrance:

To View 14 More Photos with Captions hit the Continue Reading link here-

Continue reading “Cape Ann Museum. An Inside Look At Renovations From Bing McGilvray” →

CAPE ANN WEATHER
Sun / clouds Frigid highs only around 20 degrees .. Late day increasing clouds with gusty west to north west winds 20-25mph…
Sunday night very cold lows in the single digits to lower teens , snow showers possible after midnight .. Not more then a dusting to a inch or two possible .. Tricky low pressure may form on front which could complicate things .. But for now taking the conservative approach ….

Marine Forecast
GALE WARNING!!!!
.SUN…W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY.
.SUN NIGHT…SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS.

Here are sum pics I took earlier this weekend showing the ICE covering STACY BLVD.. That’s how cold it’s been here in Gloucester !!!!

Heavy Snow Squalls Moving IN! Next 10-20 minutes , will cause for slippery travel and reduced Visibilities ! Drive cautiously if venturing out this Evening! Coating – 3″ possible ….